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'Superbug' breast infections controllable in nursing mothers, researchers find

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created Aug 31, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many nursing mothers who have been hospitalized for breast abscesses are afflicted with the "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, but according to new research by UT Southwestern Medical Center ...





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Vaccines have not curbed rate of ear infection complications

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The introduction of pneumococcal vaccines for treating otitis media in children has not prevented complications from occurring, according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck ...


More Women Choosing to Remove Healthy Breast after Cancer Diagnosis

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An increasing number of women diagnosed with cancer in one breast are opting to have their healthy breast surgically removed, according to a recent study of New York State data. The study also finds that, ...


A serving of soy a day can help keep breast cancer away

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It is estimated that 40,170 women will die from breast cancer in 2009, and while much less common in men, they are not immune to the disease. It is estimated that 1,910 diagnoses of invasive breast cancer ...


Increased levels of Muellerian-inhibiting substance could mean greater breast cancer risk

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created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women with increased levels of Müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS), best known for regulating in utero sexual differentiation in boys, may be at a greater risk for breast cancer, according to a new study published online ...


Contribution of clinical breast examination to breast cancer screening

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created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast cancer detection rates and sensitivity were higher, but so were false-positive rates, among mammography centers that offered clinical breast examination in addition to mammography, according to new study published ...


Breast density associated with increased risk of cancer recurrence

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. Published in the December 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer ...


Breast cancer survivors can find comfort in teams with athletic goals

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Breast cancer survivors may find participation on a team that incorporates physical fitness, such as boating, walking or running, can help improve their quality of life, says a Purdue University sport and ...


New prognostic marker for human breast cancer

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created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Elevated levels of GLI1 (glioma-associated oncogene homolog 1) protein in human breast cancer are associated with unfavorable prognosis and progressive stages of disease. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Ca ...


Scientists pinpoint breast cancer 'guard' gene

Scientists pinpoint breast cancer 'guard' gene

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created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are close to discovering how normal breast cells become cancerous, according to research by Cambridge scientists published today.


Ohio wife, husband both battling breast cancer

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A husband and wife are both undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a case that illustrates how the disease can strike both sexes. Mike and Barbara Welsh, of Monroe, in southwestern Ohio, each had surgery this ...



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